Carbon Fiber Violin Bow 1/4 Size VINGOBOW 100V Advanced Level 56cm Quarters Parisian Eyes Ebony Frog Real Mongolian White Horse Hair Warm Clear Tone Straight Smooth Screw Great Flexibility

UPDATE: 10/22/2025: Yep, I am STILL using this bow, and I've only had to pluck, I want to say, 15 or 20 hairs. It's still thick and full where much newer bows I use with my e-violin are going severely bald. I don't know if that's because I tend to play harder on the e-violin whereas I tend to prefer more folksy fiddle playing on my violin? But I don't normally do these review updates unless a product is really bad or really, really good, and, you can guess which one this is. When I get a new bow for my e-violin (because it's cheaper than rehairng them honestly) I'll most likely pick up a second one of these 💜 0UPDATE: 2/21/2024: I am still enamered with this bow. The quality of tone I get out of my violin using it with Magic clear rosin is just incredible, and what's more, it looks as good as the day I got it, not a single hair out of place yet. I'd also swear I don't need to rosin my bow nearly as often, though again that may be a combination of bow and rosin. As I've said previously, this bow loves a dark rosin, and I love it! EDIT: 12/25/2023 (Yes, really :D Merry Christmas!) This bow loves a dark rosin. See the end of my review for more details, but TL:DR: if you're not getting good tone, switch to a stickier dark rosin like D'iadario Kaplain Dark or Magic 3G. Yes, I am a Vine Voice. No, this is not a Vine Voice review. I am happy to have paid full price for this bow, and it was worth every penny. Okay, just a really fast warning for those of you in an organized orchestra setting. Ask your director first, if it's okay for you to use a black haired bow. Some of them are ferociously strict about uniformity of appearance. If you only plan to use it for practice or non traditional settings, then ignore this and read on! So off the top, quality is really impressive. The carbon fiber stick is flexible like any good bow should be, but not *too* flexible. It's a tiny bit lighter than my old bow, but it's got better balance. I don't find myself fighting with it nearly as much to get a clean note at either tip or frog. Whether that's due to balance or weight, I can't say. I'll have to ask my mentor later, but it feels natural playing fast or slow, and I am in love with it. I can't speak to this bow's quality for an intermediate or advanced player. I've only been playing the violin for 2 years, and of those two years, I had to stop for six months because of an old, unrelated shoulder injury flaring up. So my sound is not going to be on par with someone who's been playing since they were 2 years old, but as an adult student with 30 years of musicianship under her belt, I like to think I know a good violin sound from the tortured screeching I was making when I first started, and this bow, for me, performs on par with my $100 student brazilwood bow. As for the black vs white hair debate, I've been told by teachers and advanced students that black hair has a drastic effect on the tone. I don't know a single one of them that's told me that, that have actually tried p laying with one. It's always "I know cellists who use a black bow because xyz which is bad for violin" so your mileage may vary. For me, as a student? I can't hear that drastic of a difference. Some caveats though: I play with dark rosin. I love the feel of a good, sticky rosin on my bow, and the sound that I get out of my violin. And to me, I can't hear a noticable difference between this and my white hair bows when using Magic 3G or Kaplain Dark in general playing. I can really make it bite and growl if I want to, but I can also make it sing. On fast pieces (Irish jigs in particular), it's as sweet and warm as my Hoffmann bow, again, to my ear, and I've gotten no complaints yet from the neighbors either. If you've got $50, maybe give this one or the Viotti a chance. I was going to try the Viotti next, but now I'm going to keep this one for awhile and see if I still love it in a year, as much as I do now. UPDATE: So after spending some time, and several hours of practice with this bow, I've found that it REALLY likes a dark rosin. I'm actually using Magic 3G, which is a clear rosin, but it's sticky like dark rosin. I tried out my light D'iadario Kaplain, and it was gliding over the strings instead of really biting down. This may just be because I'm playing indoors, in winter, which means super low humidity, but like I said in the TLDR at the top, if you're having problems even after rosining your bow, get a darker rosin, or Magic 3G (I love this stuff!). I stand by my original review, the bow is easily on par with, or better than, my gen 1 Fiddlerman carbon fiber bow I bought 3 years ago, which honestly didn't impress me nearly as much as this one has. :)

These are excellent carbon bows. But what do i know. ? I returned one and received another quickly. It works perfectly and smoothly. Must be rosened well upon arrival as its new. This takes some time. Be patient and the sound was excellent. I purchased another brazilwood bow from them that was inexpensive but the quality was a good as their reputation. Both are superior to the old 30 hair bow found with the instrument. The carbon bow delivers a different sound . Less mellow or simple than the brazilwood . As im new im learning tons about my instruments capabilities. These bows have a prominent place in my instrument case. Note these bows are hand made. Both the carbon fiber bows came with a few loose hairs. I clipped clean to the frog or tip as required. Would never know there was a hair there and for heavens sake these hairs are laid in by hand. ( up to 170 ) Got to love these luthiers. Pleased so far and im am recommending the product.

Had broken hairs on asrival. Had to treat area with fungus killerinHope but too early but traveling well is questionable.

Excellent bow for the price.

Great student and professional bow! I love the sound and ease of playing! Perfect bow for a student or professional! I am using it more than any of my other bows and considering buying another one! Got this particular model bow for my viola too! Thank you Amazon and VingoBow!

I was surprised, but this very reasonably priced CF bow is strong, straight, does not wobble in the weak upper third and brings out a bright sound. I am a professional player, needed another for my studio. Will be great for any full size student outfit, and I like it for a good spare. I do wish the stick did not have such a plastic look to it though. Visually, I would pass this up but it plays well.

This bow was useable--better than the cheap wooden one I ordered first, but I didn't like how it sounds, and it seemed to need more rosin every half hour or so of playing. I'm sending it back. I ordered the Giuliani carbon fiber bow. It's twice the price, but it does sound better and is easier to handle.

I bought this without realizing I had one just like it that I forgot about. The wood one that I was using was warped. I guess that's a good reason to get a composite bow.

Very nice bow for beginners at a very nice price, I would definitely again. 🙂

Itz nice and gentle

Muy buen producto. Lo compré para mi hijo y el resultado fuy muy satisfactorio

I bought this bow in 3/4 size about a year ago now for my son as he's progressing towards intermediate levels and no longer a beginner (AMEB 4-5). The bow comes safely and well packaged from the seller and is of a good quality carbon and Mongolian horse hair. My son and I both noticed an immediate improvement to the sound that his violin produces over his old beginner level bow and we were very happy with the purchase. We had some small issues and questions with the bow and Vingobow provided excellent communication and customer service which is very reassuring. It is very good value for money for the price of the bow, when my son moves onto a full 4/4 size I'll look to Vingobow again for one of their more advanced bows for quality and value for money.

Ich habe vor über einen Monat den Bogen gekauft. Ich bin sehr zufrieden. Man spielt mit dem Bogen ganz leicht. Es geht von der Geige mit dem Bogen schöne Töne zu spielen. Für dieses Preis sehr guter Einkauf.